Constantine A. Murenin(muren...@gmail.com)@Sat, Mar 02, 2013 at 01:58:09PM -0800: > Dear NANOG@, <snip> > Additionally, it seems like both yelp.com and retailmenot.com block > the whole 173.230.144.0/20 from their web-sites, returning some > graphical "403 Forbidden" pages instead. <snip> > And in regards to yelp and retailmenot; why are they blocking Linode > customers in 173.230.144.0/20? I've tried contacting both on multiple > occasions, and have never received any replies from yelp, but > retailmenot has replied several times with a blanket "someone may have > tried to scrap, spam or proxy our site from this network". I have > repeatedly asked retailmenot if they'd block Verizon or AT&T if > someone tries to scrap or spam their web-site from those networks, > too, but have never received any replies. I have also tried > contacting Linode regarding this issue, and although they were very > patient and tried troubleshooting the problem, reporting that it > appears that other addresses within 173.230.144.0/20 are likewise > blocked, but some of their other address ranges at another DC are not, > they have not been able to get in touch with anyone at yelp or > retailmenot to isolate the problem.
For what it's worth, I've contacted Yelp about this issue a number of times, and they're wholly uninterested in traffic from Linode. They're also unwilling to discuss the issue with someone coming from Linode. So, good luck on that front! -- Bill Weiss
